Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

In anticipation of Bitsight’s upcoming 2025 Ratings Algorithm Update (RAU), many organizations are eager to learn more about what to expect from the changes. We are excited to share that the update will be ready for preview on April 8th in the Bitsight applications so that everyone can proactively prepare for the RAU.

In a report published by Statista, cybercrime cost the world over $9 trillion in 2024 and is predicted to rise to nearly $14 trillion by 2028. These figures are a deep source of worry for governments and private businesses about what’s next in the cyber threat landscape. The problem is that cyber threats are rising in both volume and scale. More so, the major threats are directed at emerging technologies, aiming to capitalize on weaknesses in emerging AI and ML systems.

About one in three organizations that leverage cloud service providers (CSPs) use Amazon Web Services (AWS), according to November 2024 research from Synergy Research Group. This means two things. One is that when attackers are looking to get the most out of a single exploit, they will likely craft them to target AWS systems. And two, that AWS data security best practices are a timely topic for a wide range of today's organizations.

Maintaining continuous compliance and trust isn't a one-person or one-team job; trust is created and sustained by a network of employees, vendors, auditors, and more. However, working with this extended team can get messy—communication is spread across multiple surfaces, action items are tracked in different documents and tools, and coordination becomes manual and time-consuming.

Canonical OpenStack delivers exceptional cloud infrastructure management capabilities for enterprise organizations. The platform integrates Ubuntu’s trusted stability with powerful tools like Juju and MAAS, creating a simple yet effective approach to cloud operations.

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) is a cornerstone of web application security, allowing organizations to detect vulnerabilities that are actually exploitable in runtime – minimizing false positives. However, managing security findings across multiple tools can prolong risk assessments, prioritization, and remediation. Jit users who want to leverage Invicti, one of the best DAST solutions in the market, have had to manage security findings in a completely separate interface.

Automate your security and observability workflows with Tines Workflow Automation, now available directly from Elastic Elastic and Tines are unveiling an integrated product offering to transform the crucial work of security and observability teams. We’re excited to introduce Tines Workflow Automation, available directly through Elastic.

In the shadowy depths of your network, whispers grow louder — something isn’t right. Adversaries are on the prowl, targeting the very keys to your kingdom: your credentials. T1003 - OS Credential Dumping is their weapon of choice to steal password hashes and sensitive authentication materials. They quietly harvest secrets to impersonate users, escalate privileges, and move laterally through your environment.

For many organizations, cybersecurity and threat detection are still challenging topics. Some companies’ current security systems aren’t functioning well, or they rely on multiple tools and manual processes to manage security operations. The following are the main challenges these companies face: A holistic approach, informed by a thorough cybersecurity gap analysis, should be the right step to enhance the overall cybersecurity of an organization.